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White House, Russell Vought

Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government.

NBC News · 3h

Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director

Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate weighs Cabinet nominees and federal workers consider buyouts.

POLITICO on MSN · 7h

Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.

Elon Musk, White House

CBS News on MSN · 19h

The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

Forbes on MSN · 1d

White House Says Elon Musk Trusted To Claim His Own Conflicts Of Interest As ‘Special Government Employee’—Here’s What That Means

Elon Musk will work under President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” designating Musk as an unpaid employee of the federal government with fewer restrictions than full-time employees, according to the White House, as Musk’s so-called Department Of Government Efficiency has involved itself in multiple federal agencies in recent days.

USA Today · 11h

What does DOGE stand for? What to know about Elon Musk-led government agency under Trump

President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointing Elon Musk as its leader. DOGE aims to improve government efficiency and reduce waste by modernizing technology and software.

Trump, White House

YAHOO!News · 11h

Trump launches White House faith office to protect Christians

A “religious office” is being created in the White House to “target anti-Christian bias” within the federal government.

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Trump to create religious office in White House, target 'anti-Christian bias'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force on eradicating what he called anti-Christian bias within the federal government.

The Center Square on MSN · 15h

Trump announces commission on religious liberty, White House Faith Office

President Donald Trump addressed a gathering of the nation’s spiritual leaders and lawmakers at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday where he promised to create a religious liberty commission and end anti-Christian bias.

Politico, White House

RealClearPolitics · 1d

WH: Federal Government Canceling Subscriptions "Subsidizing" Politico

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Wednesday that the U.S. government, including USAID, will no longer be spending "more than $8 million... essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico.

CNN on MSN · 1d

White House says it will cancel $8 million in Politico subscriptions after a false right-wing conspiracy theory spreads

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, responding Wednesday to a question about a right-wing conspiracy theory, announced that the federal government would cancel $8 million worth of Politico subscriptions.

Fox News · 1d

White House announces DOGE is canceling payments to Politico

Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that Politico has been receiving funds from the U.S. government that will dry up as DOGE cracks down on spending.

12hon MSN

White House lists tax cut demands amid funding deal talks

As President Donald Trump makes his first foray into congressional Republican negotiations over a federal government funding ...

11h

Zuckerberg was at White House for meetings on Thursday, official says

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was at the White House on Thursday for meetings, according to a White House official.

11hon MSN

Maddow Blog | To defend ‘DOGE’ efforts, White House clings to weird, lazy lies

If Elon Musk's “DOGE” endeavor is working, why can’t Donald Trump and his Republican allies simply tell the truth?

Trump orders government agency to scrap all media contracts following outcry over federal tax dollars going to news outlets: report

The Trump administration ordered a critical agency that assists other government departments to cancel all of its media contracts amid outrage over federal tax dollars flowing to news outlets, ...

White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge

The White House has registered two new government websites, DEI.gov and Waste.gov, as President Donald Trump and his allies ...

17hon MSN

On Musk’s potential conflicts, White House eyes untenable solution

Team Trump is facing questions about Elon Musk, the controversial DOGE initiative and conflicts of interest. The answers are ...

7hon MSN

Elon Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors

The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary ...

14h

White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports

The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, ...

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